CMCRN

CMCRN

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  1. anyone seeing this maneuver?

    CMCRN replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You don't push on the chin, you push on the

  2. Interview with an RN

    CMCRN replied to dolphincrzyqt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OK I'll try too 1) I am a BSN RN 2) 28 years, 1year neurosurgery, 1 year postpartum, then the rest Labor and Delivery/triage/antepartum 3) AA,BSN, informal, IBCLC (International Board Certified...

  3. How do you become a Moderator for this site??

    CMCRN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I am just curious how much time you guys spend on it average. It seems I see Smillinblueyes EVERYWHERE, when do you find time to go to work? And my 2 cents, I don't like the reply to search for it...

  4. anyone seeing this maneuver?

    CMCRN replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It makes them flex their chin towards their chest. Better position to deliver, called

  5. Docs making stupid decisions

    CMCRN replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WOW what a mess. Actually my hospital system Sutter in California did a big study on inductions and ended up with recomendations that no Primip be induced before 41 completed weeks as to do it before...

  6. need advice on breaking into ob nursing

    CMCRN replied to wizbeanne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ever consider moving? I don't know where you are located but when I started 25 years ago no one would hire me either so I started in Neurosurgery then to post partum and finally talked my way into...

  7. montevideo units

    CMCRN replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was taught exactly as Envy says, 200 MVU are adequate and only with IUPC. But with new IUPC's they are obsolete, adequate labor is ucs of 60 or better, supposedly, but I still count up my

  8. A different kind of Salary question

    CMCRN replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work swing shift is 10% of base pay extra and nights is 15%. Holidays, 8 per year, are time and a half, weekends are a flat $10.00 extra per

  9. Have you ever had a patient with a uterine rupture?

    CMCRN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My personal experience with a rupture, what struck me the most was she had so much pain despite having an epidural, all on the right side which is where she had ruptured when we opened her up and...

  10. does this make sense??(HELP)

    CMCRN replied to hope4thebest's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nursing intervention, find something, anything, you can praise her for doing well to begin to increase her self esteem in her new role as a mother, even as small as, see how she looks at you, she...

  11. Fired from job

    CMCRN replied to goingnuts's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, attorney ASAP! He/She will be able to advise on everything including whether or not to inform them you have

  12. Do you have Male Nurses in your OB Unit

    CMCRN replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have both a male nurse and a male Midwife. They are both great and widely liked and

  13. Hello, newbie need help

    CMCRN replied to spyddie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sure I'll do

  14. Best & Worst April Fool's Pranks

    CMCRN replied to Fran_Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK I have another one. We love April 1! We are a High Risk OB unit and often get referals from other local hospitals. Often they are on Friday night and we called them Friday night dumps. We always...

  15. Best & Worst April Fool's Pranks

    CMCRN replied to Fran_Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked in a Labor and Delivery unit with central monitoring. At change of shift on April 1, 11:30 PM, I got in the bed, piled pillows to look bigger under sheets, put the fetal heart monitor on my...

  16. Age when you had your first child?

    CMCRN replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1st at 16 2nd at 30 In between I became an RN. My daughter, the second one, I really did not want to go the early baby route, I wanted her to get an education first. So I took her to Take Your...

  17. hot packs to sternum for post partum shaking?

    CMCRN replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use Demerol post op also. Re: the heat, anesthesia said sometimes it is successful as it "fools the body" because its only previous experience with shaking was when cold. I have also found that I...